Hospital rapid response team protocols

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Implementing a rapid response team: a practical guide.

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Implementing a rapid response team: a practical guide. Garretson S; Dip HE; Rauzi MB.

Copy Citation Save to your library March 26, 2008 Garretson S; Dip HE; Rauzi MB.

This article discusses how one hospital implemented a rapid response team consisting of a hospitalist, advance practice nurse, and respiratory therapist. The process of educating staff, encouraging calls, and adjusting the team's roles and responsibilities was based on initial experiences.